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Mom Can't Cook! A DCOM Podcast

Luke Westaway & Andy Farrant

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Join Luke Westaway and Andy Farrant as they talk about cinema's greatest achievement: Disney Channel Original Movies. From X-TREME rollerblading, to Mermen, to homicidal smart homes, there's something for everyone in these brilliant, baffling films. Also, usually the mom character in the film is unable to cook, and this is considered richly comic. Hence the name.
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Are you looking for a Dungeons & Dragons improvised storytelling experience that contains jokes, as well as thrilling boss fights against unspeakable horrors? Oxventure: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast brings you the hilarious, unruly fun of a tabletop RPG campaign with friends. Join Jane Douglas, Andy Farrant, Mike Channell, Ellen Rose, Luke Westaway and Johnny Chiodini for an audio adventure you won't want to miss, with bingeable complete seasons of chaos in D&D, Weird West horror in Deadland ...
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John Scaduto has a problem. If he can get through the school term without getting in trouble, he stands to get a $10,000 check from his grandma. Unfortunately, he has already set into motion an epic prank that will maim his headmaster and earn him up to one demerit on his permanent record. But when his headmaster is incapacitated by a second, unrel…
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Join Oxventure for another hilarious one-shot, this time, diving deep into the ultimate sci-fi TTRPG, Traveller. This episode is brought to you by Mongoose publishing. Get your copy of Traveller today by going to https://bit.ly/OXTraveller. Be sure to use code Oxventure to save 10% on your order! This offer is valid until October 12th 2025. 18:01 A…
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Journey into the city state of Celerity as Oxventure plays Daggerheart in this hilarious new one-shot. 18:01 Actual play begins ⁠⁠Get tickets to Tales from the Guild here!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Get tickets for Andy's Discworld show here!⁠⁠ ------------------ Supporters Club and our first official Discord server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/oxclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out the offic…
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Ice hockey skills. An unbearable personality. Alex Pearson has it all. But when he's suspended for his hockey team for accepting a sponsorship from a local flower shop, he must find new ways to occupy his time, such as becoming the new Den Mother of his sister's troop of girl scout-adjacent Bumblebees, even though... wait, am I reading this right? …
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Nikol is waiting and our party is ready to fight... The question remains, who will survive? 18:28 Actual play begins Tune in to our exclusive behind-the-scenes discussion show Unwinding Wyrdwood after the episode, which is only on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OX Supporters Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠Get tickets to Tales from the Guild here!⁠ ⁠Get tickets for Andy's Discworld sho…
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Our party has arrived in the tower of Nikol the Heresiarch. What horrors await them at the top? Tune in to find out... 13:02 Actual play begins Tune in to our exclusive behind-the-scenes discussion show Unwinding Wyrdwood after the episode, which is only on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OX Supporters Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Find more info about Oxventure's World's Lair shows and …
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If you've ever wondered what the Lawrence brothers, stars of such DCOMs as Horse Sense, Jumping Ship and The Other Me were up to in 2020, the answer is making Money Plane, a heist movie about a high stakes casino in the sky where you can bet on a man having relations with an alligator. Look, it was a bad year for everyone, alright? The film follows…
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The party must infiltrate Nikol the Heresiarch's tower but they find it guarded by many mercenaries. Not to worry, because Robin's got a plan... 14:41 Actual play begins Tune in to our exclusive behind-the-scenes discussion show Unwinding Wyrdwood after the episode, which is only on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OX Supporters Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ------------------ Supporters Cl…
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The Party continue on, Nikol's tower on the horizon, only to be disturbed by something new... 14:11 Actual play begins Tune in to our exclusive behind-the-scenes discussion show Unwinding Wyrdwood after the episode, which is only on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OX Supporters Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ------------------ Supporters Club and our first official Discord server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patr…
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We've all imagined how we would build a better boy (built in jetpack/hair made of candy/is actually a dog instead) but few of us have the technology at our disposal to make our dreams a reality. Not so teen geniuses Gabby and Mae, thanks to advanced character creation technology belonging to Mae's dad, a famous videogame designer who doesn't appear…
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A mysterious fog rolls in and envelopes the party, sending them on a journey of dark visions and horrifying truths... 18:18 Actual play begins Tune in to our exclusive behind-the-scenes discussion show Unwinding Wyrdwood after the episode, which is only on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠OX Supporters Club⁠⁠⁠⁠! ------------------ Supporters Club and our first official Dis…
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The Poor Man returns with a job for our party that takes them deep below the peat bog to uncover a long-buried treasure. For you chat skippers, the actual play begins at 17:30. This episode is brought to you by RuneFable. Go to ⁠https://bit.ly/runefable⁠ to pledge to RuneFable's new Kickstarter Alchemical Origins today! Tune in to our exclusive beh…
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Are celebrities human beings who deserve basic respect and human dignity? Of course not, you're thinking, they're scum and deserve everything bad that happens to them and more. But to that I say: watch the Disney Channel Original Movie Starstruck. You might learn a thing or two. Starstruck follows the adventures of Jessica, a girl with no hobbies o…
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Up yonder and over the hill is a confusing sight. What challenges will our heroes face in the mysterious region of Mossfold? This episode is brought to you by RuneFable. Go to https://bit.ly/runefable to pledge to their new kickstarter Alchemical Origins today! Tune in to our exclusive behind-the-scenes discussion show Unwinding Wyrdwood after the …
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The Wyrdwood beckons once again for another season of spine-tingling folklore and unspeakable horrors. Join the party they travel northward towards the mysterious region of Mossfold. This episode is brought to you by Nidhoggr Mead. Go to https://bit.ly/Nidhoggr and use code OXVEN10 to save 10% on your order! Tune in to our exclusive behind-the-scen…
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While not officially a DCOM, Susie Q (1996) offered an opportunity for the Disney Channel to start experimenting with what works and what doesn't in a Disney Channel film. For example, high concept premise? Great, love it. Cute romance blossoming between reluctant companions? Also good, let's keep that. Shot of one of the main characters' smashed u…
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The 2008 Writer's Guild of America strike was responsible for many things: Increased pay for writers, especially in the context of the burgeoning streaming era. A boom in unscripted reality television. And, most regrettably of all, the plot of the Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped, in which a dad gets kidnapped. But not just any dad. This dad…
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In the iconic Alien cinematic universe, a crew from Hadley's Hope discover mayhem has struck the station while they were out on a scouting mission. With special guests Doug Cockle and Aoife Wilson, plus Game Mother Mike Channell. ⁠Oxventure Live Tour: Get your tickets for Tales from The Guild⁠ Natural Six for more Doug Cockle and Aoife Wilson actua…
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Max Keeble has a lot of problems. His school's colourful bullies are out for his blood. An evil ice cream man wants to kill both him and skateboarding icon Tony Hawk. And he is friends with an unpleasant boy named Robe who wears a stinking bathrobe that canonically smells like diapers. But Max has an ace up his sleeve that none of these life obstac…
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Join a team of officers from the Ankh-Morpork City Watch as they uncover the mysterious disappearance of several dragons. Get your tickets for Tales from The Guild here! Check out our guest Dom Allen! Supporters Club and our first official Discord server: ⁠patreon.com/oxclub⁠ Check out the official Outside Xbox and Outside Xtra store for sweet merc…
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Join the cast of Oxventure Deadlands as they answer your burning questions about the series.Enter your fan art into our upcoming fan art showcase: https://forms.gle/YX8dcycb1duYGEoq9 Tune in to our talk-back show Deadlands Epitaph with Andy and Producer Zack to find out more about how Deadlands came together only at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/oxc…
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Dedicating your life to scientific pursuits can have countless benefits for humanity, but you have to bear in mind the potential drawbacks. You could study something before its dangerous effects are known, like Marie Curie, invent something monumentally destructive, like J. Robert Oppenheimer, or accidentally fall through a time hole to the court o…
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It all comes down to this. Our wildcards find themselves at the threshold of the house belonging to the man they believe to be Nate's tormentor. But what awaits them inside? And can Nate's soul be saved? Join us for the final thrilling episode of Oxventure presents Deadands Season 2! Get the Oxventure Deadlands Hall of Oddities Dice Set and limited…
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Having discovered the real Governor McDaniel in a secret vault underneath the Hendecagonal Office, Nate, Delacy and Bison Billie must find away to defeat the imposter doing the rounds at the party downstairs and recover the music box they need to save Nate's soul. But what will be waiting for them when they confront the imposter? Will Bison Billie'…
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World's fiercest girl band The Cheetah Girls are back and heading to the hometown of Chanel's soon to be stepfather, who is a sexual Frenchman named Luc. That's right, we're heading to Barcelona, Spain! Galleria, Chanel, Dorinda and Aqua are heading to Barcelona to enter a contest for undiscovered musical talent, but soon find themselves caught up …
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In search of the music box from Nate's vision, Nate and Delacy travel to the gubernatorial mansion of Governor Menelaus McDaniel, where a glamorous fundraising ball is in full swing. Will our heroes be able to fit in with the fancy folk and find the box? Why is Governor McDaniel acting so strangely? And how is famed Wild West showman "Bison" Billie…
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Happy Monday, Mom Can't Cook fans! We've got a bonus episode for you today, courtesy of Extra Helpings, Mom Can't Cook's Patreon-supported bonus podcast. This episode originally aired on Feb 24, 2025, and covers Disney Channel Original TV Show So Weird season 3 episode 6, 'Banglebye'. Get access to over 45 (and counting) hours of bonus episodes by …
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Trapped within The Great Redstone's malevolent mansion, our heroes must survive his deadly illusions if they're to retrieve the book and get justice for Daphne's sister. Find our special guest Tilly Steele at ⁠https://www.tillysteele.com/⁠ Get the Oxventure Deadlands Hall of Oddities Dice Set and limited edition Oxventure Deadlands Posse Art Print:…
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What would you do with the incredible power of time travel? No, look... no, you can't stop historical tragedies from happening because you can only go back in time 48 hours so- no, you can't buy a lottery ticket either because you're a teenager in this scenario, so you- no, you can't see wonderful things all over the world, you have to remain withi…
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Garnet, Edie and new friend Daphne find themselves at the Mystic Mansion, home to the world's greatest stage magician Howard Redstone AKA The One Who Knows. Find our special guest Tilly Steele at https://www.tillysteele.com/ Get the Oxventure Deadlands Hall of Oddities Dice Set and limited edition Oxventure Deadlands Posse Art Print: ⁠https://store…
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Our wildcards await the return of Marshal Rackstraw to the town of God’s Acre, but are any of them prepared for the divine vengeance that travels in his wake? Get the Oxventure Deadlands Hall of Oddities Dice Set TODAY! https://store.outsidexbox.com Tune in to our talk-back show Deadlands Epitaph with Andy and Producer Zack to find out more about h…
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Imagine the situation: the Walt Disney company wants to turn your life story into a movie! It's a dream come true. That is, until the movie comes out, and you realise it's a crushingly boring series of basketball games and for some reason they've decided to name it "Double Teamed". You'd be livid. Still, I suppose it has to feature some basketball,…
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In their quest for the items from Nate's vision, Silas, Edie and Nate ride out for the town of God's Acre. What was once a prosperous mining community is now a ghost town and base of operations for US Marshal Luther Rackstraw, a shadowy figure from Silas's past who is up to something unholy in the abandoned mines... Get the Oxventure Deadlands Hall…
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Up in the high rollers lounge, Garnet, Delacy and Silas face down the legendary gambler and captain of the Totentanz, One-Eyed Jack. Get the Oxventure Deadlands Hall of Oddities Dice Set TODAY! https://store.outsidexbox.com Tune in to our talk-back show Deadlands Epitaph with Andy and Producer Zack to find out more about how Deadlands came together…
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Being a princess is hard work. You're the best person in your whole kingdom, and yet you're somehow expected to set an example for the scum who live there, and occasionally military dictators will stride into your throne room and declare a military coup. Luckily for those situations, we have the Princess Protection Program, a secret service just fo…
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All aboard the Totentanz, the notorious and exclusive gambling riverboat home to legendary card sharp One-Eyed Jack. Garnet, Delacy and Silas need the ship's bell for their plan to save Nate, but first, they'll need to get aboard... Get the Oxventure Deadlands Hall of Oddities Dice Set TODAY! https://store.outsidexbox.com Tune in to our talk-back s…
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Ride out with Monster Hunters Du Jour as they face off with a familiar foe and discover that dark and mysterious forces have designs on one of their own. Will they all survive? Or will the Deadlands extract a terrible price? Get the Oxventure Deadlands Hall of Oddities Dice Set TODAY! https://store.outsidexbox.com Tune in to our talk-back show Dead…
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The title of this week's DCOM, Camp Rock, is misleading, because while it does take place at a camp, the only rocking taking place is the rocking back and forth by harrowed students who can't face another day of impromptu unaccompanied singing, people drumming on every available surface, and hip hop dance classes taught by Joe Jonas. Apparently tho…
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Saddle up for an all-new season of Oxventure: Deadlands, coming March 21st! In a special video version of the Oxventure Podcast, Jane & Andy recap the most important moments from Season One's finale and give you a glimpse at the first clips from Season Two. ------------------ Discover the Supporters Club and the official Discord server: patreon.com…
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Parents might seem like they've got everything figured out, but it's worth remembering that they're just one failed time travel experiment away from crying, throwing temper tantrums, and liberally pissing themselves at the slightest provocation. Not so high and mighty now, eh? That's the premise of 2001's The Poof Point, in which accomplished husba…
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We're back in the Wonderful World of Disney this week, to check out Life-Size, the 2000 comedy starring Lindsay Lohan as a grieving little girl who uses a necromancy grimoire to try and resurrect her dead mother, and Tyra Banks as a doll who comes to life and tries to have sex with that little girl's father. Lohan plays Casey, a young girl who uses…
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High-schooler Jamie Bartlett finds herself thrust onto the world stage when an email error sees her fictionlised journal become a nationwide best-seller. But what will happen if her fellow students find out some of the characters are loosely based on them?! If your answer is 'probably nothing?' then boy does Read It and Weep have a problem with you…
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High School Musical is back in High School Musical 2! Will this one contain an actual musical? No! And also it's not even set in a high school this time! With school out for the summer, the Wildcats of East High find themselves working at a snooty country club owned by the parents of objectively best characters Ryan and Sharpay Evans. But as sports…
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Mom Can't Cook! returns on 20 Jan with High School Musical 2, but until then we thought we'd treat you to a feed drop of a classic episode of Extra Helpings, Mom Can't Cook's Patreon-exclusive bonus podcast. This episode originally aired on 22 April 2024, and covers Disney Channel Original TV Show So Weird season 2 episode 10, 'Oopa'. Get access to…
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It's D&D, but it's Cluedo! One of our party has committed a murder, and it's up to the rest of the party to uncover the truth of whodunit! Go to NordVPN.com/Oxventure to get 4-Extra Months on a 2-Year Plan! ------------------ Supporters Club and our first official Discord server: patreon.com/oxclub Check out the official Outside Xbox and Outside Xt…
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Xmas is here folks, and what better way to celebrate than with a LIVE recap of a film about a violent kidnapping, let me finish, that takes place at Christmas? That's right, it's Holiday in Handcuffs, the 2007 romantic comedy in which Melissa Joan Hart, recently dumped by her boyfriend and facing the prospect of a dateless Christmas with her family…
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It's Dungeons & Dragons, but everyone is playing a Flumph! Join famous hater of Flumphs, Johnny Chiodini, as they subject our players to their Flumph's ride of a lifetime! Many of them won't make it, and that's what the Flumph vending machine is for! Kick it, and a new Flumph will appear! Go to NordVPN.com/Oxventure to get 4-Extra Months on a 2-Yea…
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What if a snowman came to life? It'd be pretty horrifying I expect, on account of how he'd be like, three fleshy balls, precariously balanced on top of each other. But what if the snowman had abs? Pretty sexy, right? Also he has the mind of a child. Wait, come back. That's the premise for Hot Frosty (2024), Netflix's smash hit holiday movie in whic…
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It's D&D but you know absolutely nothing about your character! Welcome to D&D But... Everyone Has Amnesia, in which our players have scratch card character sheets that unveil their spells and abilities as they are used for the first time. Follow Luke at YouTube.com/@NormalAdultLuke Supporters Club and our first official Discord server: patreon.com/…
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We return to The Wonderful World of Disney for this week's offering, 1999's H-E Double Hockey Sticks, which reunites Boy Meets World's Will Friedel and Matthew Lawrence as Griffelkin, a demon in training, and Dave Heinrich, an ambitious hockey player who would sell his soul to win the Stanley Cup, and then does do that. But that's when things start…
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